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- Local Journalism Initiative
'Thrown under the ferry': Southern Sunshine Coast FAC chair reacts to BC Ferries security report
After over seven months of meetings being on hold, BC Ferries will be moving back to in-person engagement. Virtual ferry advisory committee (FAC) meetings will begin in May, and in-person meetings will resume in June, said an April 19 press release. Last summer, BC Ferries experienced several incidents where there were concerns raised about staff safety, including one instance in a Gibsons meeting where one community member threatened to “take a gun” to BC Ferries staff. The BC Ferries release d
- Reuters
UPDATE 1-Tequila maker Becle's profit shrinks on slowing liquor consumption
Mexico's Becle, the world's largest tequila producer, on Wednesday posted a 18% fall in first-quarter net profit from a year earlier, still landing above analyst forecasts, as it sold fewer alcoholic drinks and was hit by foreign exchange effects. Becle said sales in North America were further hit by the strong Mexican peso, which strengthened 8% against the U.S. dollar by the end of March, diluting income from abroad.
- The Daily Beast
News Agency Hack Spawns Presidential Assassination Hoax
Reuters/Radovan StoklasaHackers broke into a Czech news service site and spread a fake story about an assassination plot against the newly elected president of Slovakia on Tuesday.“BIS prevented an assassination attempt on the newly elected Slovak President Peter Pelligrine,” the fraudulent headline said, referring to a Czech spy agency, the Security Information Service (BIS). In their rush to post the story, the hackers apparently got a little sloppy: they misspelled the politician’s last name,
- The Independent
How Supreme Court delays gave Trump what he wants before 2024 elections
Legal scholars and judges have slammed Trump’s ‘immunity’ defence as absurd and dangerous. No matter how they rule, justices already gave the Republican nominee a boost, Alex Woodward writes
- PA Media: Entertainment
Kim Petras cancels upcoming festival performances ‘under medical advice’
The German pop star did not specify what medical issues she is experiencing.
- The Weather Network
Travellers beware: Multiple days of severe storm risk unfolds in the U.S.
As we approach the end of April, severe weather season is ramping up stateside, serving as a reminder for Canadians to be aware of what will be occurring more frequently north of the border as the country ditches the snow for thunderstorms.
- Investor's Business Daily
Dow Jones Futures Fall As Meta Dives On Guidance; Chipotle Eyes Buy Point
The rally attempt paused Wednesday as Nvidia reversed lower. Meta, Chipotle and ServiceNow led key earnings late.
- HuffPost
Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton Says His Brother Was Called A Racial Slur During A Game
The basketball star discussed the incident during a post-game press conference amid the first round of the NBA playoff series.
- MMA Junkie
Joaquin Buckley gets UFC on ESPN 56 co-main assignment vs. Nursulton Ruziboev
Joaquin Buckley gets his hometown fight this May in St. Louis as he meets Nursulton Ruziboev in the co-main event.
- KCRA - Sacramento Videos
2024 Elk Grove Western Festival is canceled
An event that used to be the biggest celebration of the year in Elk Grove has been canceled again.
- KOAT - Albuquerque Videos
National Institute of Flamenco gearing up for spring showcase
Since 1982, an Albuquerque-based nonprofit has been internationally recognized for it's flamenco art form.
- Canadian Press Videos
AP Explains: wave of campus protests against Gaza war grows
Police tangled with student demonstrators in Texas and California while new encampments sprouted Wednesday at Harvard and other colleges as school leaders sought ways to defuse a growing wave of pro-Palestinian protests.
- Simply Wall St.
Ramssol Group Berhad First Quarter 2024 Earnings: EPS: RM0.013 (vs RM0.009 in 1Q 2023)
Ramssol Group Berhad ( KLSE:RAMSSOL ) First Quarter 2024 Results Key Financial Results Revenue: RM14.4m (up 124% from...
- BBC
House speaker Mike Johnson heckled by protesters in tense campus visit
While the Speaker visited Columbia, police confronted Pro-Palestinian protesters at campuses in Texas and California.
- Simply Wall St.
Tambun Indah Land Berhad (KLSE:TAMBUN) stock most popular amongst private companies who own 41%, while individual investors hold 29%
Key Insights The considerable ownership by private companies in Tambun Indah Land Berhad indicates that they...
- MLB.com
Mets vs. Giants Highlights
Francisco Lindor and the Mets defeat Matt Chapman and the Giants, 8-2
- The Daily Beast
Princess Beatrice’s Ex-Boyfriend Found Dead in Miami Hotel Room
John Chapple/ShutterstockPrincess Beatrice’s former boyfriend turned up dead in a Miami hotel earlier this year from a suspected drug overdose, Florida cops confirmed to The Daily Beast on Wednesday.Cops said they were called to a downtown hotel room on Feb. 7 at the citizenM Miami Worldcenter, where the 41-year-old Paolo Liuzzo was discovered and pronounced dead at 3:34 p.m.An official cause of death is yet to be released, but Miami cops said his death is being “investigated as an overdose deat
- NY Daily News
Man busted in misogynistic Manhattan attacks raved, 'You have to check women sometimes,' prosecutors say
NEW YORK — A Bronx man charged with eight random punching attacks on women since February, ranted to cops that he sometimes had to “check” women in order to keep them in line, officials say. “It’s different with men,” Daquan Armstead, 31, told a detective after he was arrested and charged with assaulting random women in Manhattan, a prosecutor said at the suspect’s Wednesday arraignment. “They ...
- BBC
Meta shares sink after it reveals spending plans
The firm said expenses would be higher this year as it spends heavily on artificial intelligence.
- KERO - Bakersfield Scripps
Kern County Supervisor's Home Searched by KCSO
Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner's home was searched by the Kern County Sheriff's Office Wednesday morning. Authorities were seen removing multiple bags and other cases from the house.